WORCESTER — In honor of "American Hustle" having been filmed in the city back in April, two local landmarks (and film locales) are staging dueling Oscar parties Sunday night.

"An Evening At the Oscars" will be hosted by Luciano's at Union Station, while the "American Hustle Red Carpet Academy Awards Party" will be at Nick's Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. Admission is free to both events.

Both party spots were showcased prominently in the movie, which is nominated for a whopping 10 Academy Awards.

While "American Hustle" is not the first film shot here in recent years, it is easily the best one. Directed by David O. Russell (of "The Fighter" and "Silver Linings Playbook" fame), "American Hustle" brought to Worcester two Oscar-winning actors (Christian Bale and Jennifer Lawrence), as well as three Academy Award-nominated actors (Amy Adams, Bradley Cooper and Jeremy Renner). Renner is the only one of the five principal stars who is not Oscar nominated for "American Hustle."

Bringing Hollywood to our humble city, "American Hustle" might go down in history as Worcester's proudest moment in celluloid. And "American Hustle" is not even the only movie filmed in Worcester that is nominated for best picture this year. Two-time Academy Award-winner Tom Hanks filmed a small scene for "Captain Phillips" at the Worcester Airport.

In "American Hustle," Bale, Lawrence, Renner and Elizabeth Rohm dine at Nick's Bar and Restaurant on Millbury Street, which was transformed into "Baron's Italian Dining" for the film.

"I believe you should treat people the way you want to be treated. Didn't Jesus say that?" Bale tells Renner in the scene. "Always take a favor over money. I think Jesus said that as well."

Also at Nick's, Lawrence insists Bale and Renner smell her nail polish (which she describes as having the scent of "flowers but with garbage") before the two men talk business and Lawrence becomes stumbling drunk.

Later, Bale and Renner are seen belting out Tom Jones' "Delilah" back at Nick's.

"Our Oscar party starts with a red carpet, really," Nicole Watson, proprietor at Nick's, said. "We'll be taking lot of photos to upload on Facebook. We will be watching the awards on the televisions and our large projection screen on the stage. We are encouraging guests to dress in awards or '70s attire ("American Hustle" is loosely inspired by the Abscam scandal in the late '70s and early '80s)"

One of the pivotal scenes in the movie takes place outside of Union Station, when all the key players converge and, more importantly, Lawrence and Adams (aka her husband's mistress) finally lock eyes.

"I know who you are," Lawrence says while giving Adams an ice-cold stare.

Later, Bale is seen walking out of the front of Union Station, around sunrise, wondering how he's going to get out of the mess he's in.

"This is a great year for Worcester to have an Oscar party," James Lewis, founder of the Worcester Film Festival and organizer of the Union Station event, said. "Are we going to having a big film like 'American Hustle' every year? No. This is Worcester's chance to celebrate style. I think we need a little bit more than that."

In addition to both events being billed as red carpet extravaganzas, Watson and Lewis said that their parties will have extras from the film as guests, raffle drawings, large projected screens (to watch the Academy Awards) and actual restaurant booths used in the movie. However, Nick's actually has the one that Lawrence, Bale, Renner and Rohm sat in.

Luciano's will also be passing out gift bags like the Oscars, as well as having a charity auction and offer a "pretty good prize" for best-dressed costume.

"Don't watch the Academy Awards from home this year and wonder if this "Oscar Party" is going to be any good," Lewis said. "Show up and be WHY it was good. This is Worcester's night to shine."